GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence pitched Donald Trump to a crowd of Christian voters gathered at a Liberty University convocation on Wednesday.
Pence told the audience at the Christian school that it cannot afford to sit out the 2016 election.
“Nowhere does it teach in the Bible that we are to sit on the sidelines of history, and this is no time for people of faith to sit on the sidelines,” Pence said. “Shortcomings are no excuse for inaction. If we were perfect, we wouldn’t need Jesus.”
Pence talked about the 2016 election in comparison to Ronald Reagan’s electoral successes and urged the audience to remain engaged. The Indiana governor also sought to explain away his running mate’s behavior on a leaked audio tape where Trump makes disparaging comments about women.
“It’s not about condoning what is said and done, it’s about believing in grace and forgiveness,” Pence told the crowd. “For me, for my family, we choose a stronger America, we choose a more prosperous America … and so we choose to stand with Donald Trump.”
Pence reportedly reconsidered his support for Trump following the leak of the audio, but the Indiana governor has since said that such claims were “absolutely false.” Pence will campaign in Virginia and North Carolina later on Wednesday.
